(9146) Tulikov Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 16 December 1976 by L. I. Chernykh at Nauchnyj.
Composer Serafim Sergeevich Tulikov (b. 1914), People's artist of the U.S.S.R., is the author of many lyrical and patriotic songs that are very popular with the Russian people.Naming citation (20010309/MPCPages.arc), IAU / Minor Planet Center, via NASA/JPL
Where Tulikov is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Tulikov is 2.54 au from the Sun and 1.98 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 9146 |
| Provisional designation | 1976 YG1 |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 7.04 km (#7,595 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.142 |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 13.55 |
| Orbital period | 3.84 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.45 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.35 – 2.55 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0415 |
| Inclination | 7.05° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.34 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.
Also discovered on 16 December 1976
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